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An explanation of extreme responses in the semantic differential in terms of the availability of intense responses which are not inhibited, was tested by relating frequency of extreme responses to associative commonality in word association. A small but significant relationship was found amongst teachers’ training college students.
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Arthur, A.Z., Freemantle, A. Extreme response bias and associative commonality. Psychon Sci 6, 399 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330956
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